Biological Psychiatry
Volume 55, Issue 9 , Pages 882-890 , 1 May 2004

Acute left prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation in depressed patients is associated with immediately increased activity in prefrontal cortical as well as subcortical regions

  • Xingbao Li

      Affiliations

    • Brain Stimulation Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Center for Advanced Imaging Research, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Xingbao Li, Brain Stimulation Laboratory, MUSC IOP, Room 502 North, 67 President Street, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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  • Ziad Nahas

      Affiliations

    • Brain Stimulation Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Center for Advanced Imaging Research, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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  • F.Andrew Kozel

      Affiliations

    • Brain Stimulation Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Center for Advanced Imaging Research, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Mental Health Service, Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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  • Berry Anderson

      Affiliations

    • Brain Stimulation Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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  • Daryl E Bohning

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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  • Mark S George

      Affiliations

    • Brain Stimulation Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Center for Advanced Imaging Research, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Mental Health Service, Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Received 9 October 2003 ,Revised 7 January 2004 ,Accepted 13 January 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.01.017

Biological Psychiatry
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